Imago Mundi

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1935, Imago Mundi is a fully-refereed, international, interdisciplinary and scholarly journal devoted to the historical interpretation of maps and mapmaking in any part of the world.

The journal, published twice a year, strives to publish evergreen and innovative research on map production, materiality, original and subsequent acquisition and uses, audiences, and circulation.

Each issue includes full-length articles in English, with abstracts in English, French, German and Spanish, as well as book and exhibition reviews, and shorter articles that communicate significant initial findings or emerging interpretations.

Depending on the issue, there may also be a multi-author forum discussing prescient issues in the field and other features that showcase the latest in map historical research.

All articles are fully illustrated.

Editors particularly welcome individual or joint articles and proposals for themed issues that engage or debate methodological and conceptual questions, advance pedagogy, increase public impact, and contribute to connecting researchers, collectors, librarians and archivists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.122

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27104

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	18

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Silences and secrecy: The hidden agenda of cartography in early modern Europe

  Citation: 259

  Authors: J. B.

• Maps and mother goddesses in modern India

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Sumathi

• Maps, Mapping, Modernity: Art and Cartography in the Twentieth Century

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Denis

• Cartography and science in early modern Europe: Mapping the construction of knowledge spaces

  Citation: 60

  Authors: David

• Selected papers from the 16th international conference on the history of cartography: Theoretical aspects of the history of cartography: Toward a cultural history of cartography

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Christian

• The structuring of political territory in early printed atlases

  Citation: 48

  Authors: James R.

• The influence of Father Ricci on Far Eastern cartography

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Helen

• The thematic maps of Charles Joseph Minard

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Arthur H.

• The art of map‐making among the ancient Mexicans

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Eulalia

• The history of geographical map projections until 1600

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Johannes

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